PORTRAIT | Ellis Photography

African lady with a child on her lap. Sitting in a dark living room.

Indian lady sits on the ground, in the small streets of one of the slums in Pune, India. Streetphotography by Ellis Peeters

Portrait of a Balinese man smoking a sigaret during sunrise.

Portrait of an lady harvesting rice with a sunset in Bali.

Portrait of an old woman in a remote rural village of Uganda. She sits in her chair in her dark living room. Above her hang many posters and photos. Made by Ellis Photography.

Black and white portrait of an older Romanian man, looking straight into the camera. Deep wrinkles from the sun and age.

Portrait of an African woman wearing blue traditional clothes with bright yellow glasses. Looks very optimistic. Ellis peeters Photography

Environmental portrait of a female tattoo artis in hawai Black and white photography by Ellis Peeters

Portrait of old ladies posing peace in Vietnam

Portrait of an old Indonesian man smoking a sigaret

Portrait of a man with a grey braided beard and a headscarf. Many tattoos like a tear tattoo on his cheek. Ellis Travel photography

Portrait of an old, wrinkled man in Bali, Indonesia.

Portrait of an old man smoking a sigaret in Portugal

Travel portrait of a African boy in a dark living room. Rain drips are shown on his face. Ellis Photography.

Portraits from people all over the world.

What really gets me excited is when I get to meet people. Sometimes it’s just a small interaction when we pass by. I short eye contact. A smile that makes my day, and, hopefully, it will brighten up the day of the other as well. Sometimes, when I’m brave enough, I’ll ask that person if I can photograph him or her. And if they let me, I’m thrilled! I always hope their eyes will show a little bit of their soul or their expressions will tell something of their story. Portraits are my favourite kind of photography. And if people tell me a little bit about themselves through my camera, I feel very privileged.
Here you’ll find some of the people I encountered; some portraits that make me smile or wonder about their world. Hopefully they will make you smile or wonder too.